Meanings
comparative jitterier · superlative jitteriest
- nervy, jumpy, on edge
Those were all landmark moments to cherish. Just as appealing was the manner in which Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Milner cut swathes down either flank, albeit through flustered full-backs who had looked poorly positioned and horribly jittery from the start.
2012 September 7, Dominic Fifield, “England start World Cup campaign with five-goal romp against Moldova”, in The Guardian
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveHaving jitter, or unwanted signal characteristics.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivebeing in a tense state
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Czech nervózní, rozklepaný
- nervóznínervy
- rozklepanýnervy
Dutch springerig, zenuwachtig
- springerignervy
- zenuwachtignervy
- scherpnervy
German unruhig, nervös
- unruhignervy
- nervösnervy
- zappelignervy
- aufgeregtnervy
Italian nervoso
- nervosonervy
Māori pūohorere, āmaimai
- pūohorerenervy
- āmaimainervy
- tūtakarerewanervy
- mōnianianervy
Portuguese tenso
- tensonervy
Russian дёрганый
- дёрганый (djórganyj)nervy
Spanish nervioso
- nerviosonervy
Cite this entry
jittery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jittery
“jittery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jittery. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jittery,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jittery.
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